3 more COVID-19 deaths linked to Edmonton hospital outbreak

3 more COVID deaths at Misericordia hospital Three more patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 at the Misericordia hospital have died.

EDMONTON — Three new deaths are being linked to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Misericordia hospital on Thursday.

The three patients were men in their 70s, 80s, and 90s respectively, according to the province.

An additional staff member at the hospital has also tested positive.

There have now been 16 patients who have tested positive and 16 staff members. A total of six people have died from COVID-19 in connection with the outbreak at the hospital.

Admissions at the hospital are still closed, and day procedures and visitors are still being postponed or rescheduled at other hospitals.

Anyone who needs emergency care is urged to visit another hospital or to call 911 if needed.

Expectant mothers will be moved to the Grey Nuns Community Hospital to deliver.

Hospital staff is continuing to follow cleaning protocols to minimize the risk of spreading.

Also on Thursday, the province confirmed 37 new cases of COVID-19 across Alberta. The number of active cases fell by 24 to 584 while the number of recoveries grew by 58 to 7,774.

A total of 161 Albertans have now died due to COVID-19.

On Wednesday, officials confirmed that cases connected to the Misericordia hospital had risen to 35: 20 patients and 15 staff members.

As a result, the facility stopped taking new patient admissions.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw has taken the week off from delivering live COVID-19 updates, citing the need to spend some time with her family.

Check back for live updates once numbers are released at around 3:30 p.m.